The League of Gentlemen, an Album by Robert Fripp & The League of Gentlemen. Released in February 1981 on E'G (catalog no. EGED 9; Vinyl LP). Genres: Art Rock, Post-Punk. Rated #416 in the best albums of 1981.
Origin | Dorset, England |
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Genres | Post-punk, new wave |
Years active | 1980 |
Labels | EG/Polydor |
Associated acts | Robert Fripp, King Crimson, XTC, Shriekback, Gang of Four |
Past members | Robert Fripp Sara Lee Barry Andrews Johnny Toobad (Johnny Elichaoff[1]) Kevin Wilkinson |
The League of Gentlemen were a band active during March–December 1980 that featured guitaristRobert Fripp of King Crimson fame. Other members included bass guitaristSara Lee (who later joined Gang of Four, the B-52's, and Indigo Girls), keyboardistBarry Andrews (formerly of XTC; later of Shriekback) and percussionist Johnny Toobad, replaced late in the band's tenure by Kevin Wilkinson (later of China Crisis and Squeeze).[2][3]
The 1980 group should not be confused with Robert Fripp's first semi-professional band in the 1960s, which had the same name.[4]
Fripp referred to the 1980 band as 'a second-division touring new wave instrumental dance band'.[citation needed]
The Trouser Press Record Guide described the League of Gentlemen's music as typically taking 'a simple medium-to-fast backbeat over which Fripp and Andrews locked horns, with melodic development emerging slowly, surely, subtly.'[5]Trouser Press also suggests that the League's foray into dance oriented rock was a precursor to Fripp's reformed King Crimson in the early 1980s.[6]
The band toured extensively in Europe and North America throughout 1980.[7]
There are 77 specific tour dates detailed in the sleevenotes on the album The League of Gentlemen. Missing from this list are four (possibly warm-up) gigs at the 14th Century Hunting Lodge (now Lodge Farm House),[8][failed verification] outside the grounds of Kingston Lacy near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England. These gigs are dated 24 to 27 February and pre-dated the first 'official' gig on 10 April at Moles, Bath.
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Discography[edit]
Studio album[edit]
- The League of Gentlemen (EG/Polydor, 1981)
Live album[edit]
- Thrang Thrang Gozinbulx (constructed from bootleg recordings) (Discipline Records, 1996)
Compilation[edit]
- God Save the King (Editions EG, 1985)
Album Personnel[edit]
![League League](/uploads/1/2/4/7/124794005/581317768.jpg)
- Robert Fripp - guitar
- Sara Lee - bass
- Barry Andrews - organ
- Kevin Wilkinson - drums (except A4 Heptaparaparshinokh and A5 Dislocated)
- Johnny Toobad - drums on Heptaparaparshinokh and Dislocated
- Danielle Dax - vocals and lyrics ('Hamsprachtmuzic') on Minor Man; she also provided the cover artwork for the album
Notes[edit]
Robert Fripp Book
- ^Smith, Sid. 'Johnny Toobad Is Dead'. Dgmlive.com. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^Tamm, Eric. 'Chapter Eight: Out of Retirement – The Drive to 1981'. Progressive Ears / Robert Fripp – from Crimson King to Crafty Master. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 348. CN 5585.
- ^Biography by Bruce Eder. 'The League of Gentlemen | Biography & History'. AllMusic. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^Fleischmann, Mark; Robbins, Ira (1991). 'Robert Fripp'. In Ira A. Robbins (ed.). The Trouser Press Record Guide. New York: Collier Books. p. 263. ISBN0-02-036361-3.
- ^Grant, Steven; Fleischmann, Mark; Robbins, Ira A. (1991). 'King Crimson'. In Ira A. Robbins (ed.). The Trouser Press Record Guide. New York: Collier Books. p. 367. ISBN0-02-036361-3.
- ^'League of Gentlemen 1980 Tour Dates'. Dgmlive.com. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^'Lodge Farm House near Kingston Lacy (C) Mike Searle :: Geograph Britain and Ireland'. Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
References[edit]
The League Of Gentlemen Bbc
- Tamm, Eric (2003) [1990], '8 Out of retirement—'The Drive to 1981'', Robert Fripp: From crimson king to crafty master (Progressive Ears ed.), Faber and Faber (1990), ISBN0-571-16289-4, Zipped Microsoft Word Document, archived from the original on 3 March 2012, retrieved 26 October 2011
External links[edit]
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